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WORLD1h ago127 arrested as Hong Kong police bust Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicateHong Kong police have arrested 127 people in a six-month undercover operation against a Vietnamese-led crime syndicate accused of running loan-sharking rackets charging interest rates of up to 3,700 per cent, as well as illegal gambling and unlicensed bars in West Kowloon. The syndicate is also alleged to have helped illegal immigrants find shelter and work, with police raiding eight premises on October 8 and 9. Among those arrested were 10 alleged core members, including the suspected leader, a...South China Morning Post

WORLD3d agoCat thief gang busted in Vietnam: 'Thousands of animals stolen'De Vietnamese politie heeft een netwerk opgerold dat verantwoordelijk is voor de diefstal van duizenden katten in Ho Chi Minh-stad. Twaalf mannen worden verdacht van het stelen en doorverkopen van de dieren, vermoedelijk voor consumptie, melden staatsmedia. De hoofdverdachte is de 39-jarige Luu Thanh Binh, hij is de vermoedelijke bendeleider. Volgens het politieonderzoek kocht Binh levende katten, en sloeg hij de katten op op een locatie in de stad om ze vervolgens door te verkopen. Onder hem werkten meerdere mensen die ook weer anderen rekruteerden om katten te stelen in verschillende delen vNOS Buitenland

WORLD4d agoVietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meatState media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night.NPR News